Process of making imitation-feather articles.



1). METZGER. PROCESS OF MAKING IMITATION FEATHER ARTICLES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.11, 1910.

Patented M1r.28,1-911.

1 am QWQ 111E NORRIS PETERS co., WASHINGTDN, o. c,

DAVID METZGER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PROCESS OF MAKING IMITATION-FEATHER ARTICLES.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID METZGER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Processes of Making Imitation-Feather Articles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to process of making imitation feather articles. The article made by said process is particularly adapted for use as a boa, or as a hat trimming, or for general use as an ornament.

It comprises a central core of twisted strands and a mass of flues or fibers radiating therefrom in all directions, and held to the core by the binding action of the twisted strands.

The objectsof my invention are, to produce an artificial feather article simulating the well known feather boas and which shall be more durable and less expensive than feather boas.

In the accompanying drawings I illustrate more or less diagrammatically an imitation feather article such as above referred to, and the method of making the same.

In said drawings: Figure 1 shows the construction of a strip such as used for the fibers or fines of my improved article. Fig. 2 illustrates the construction of. the article by means of such fibers or fines and twisted core and selvage strands, said figure showing an intermediate stage in the production of the article. Fig. 3 shows a perspective view of the completed article; and Fig. 4 illustrates one of the many uses of the said article, the particular use illustrated being that of a hat trimming; the view showing a perspective View of one form of hat provided with such article as a trimming.

In forming the strips from which the fines of my improved article are made, a plurality of threads or fibers of silk or other suitable material are passed side by side through an adhesive, such as a solution of gum tragacanth, so as togum the threads together, after which the gummed threads are passed through pressure rollers to draw off the excess gum, the strip being then passed through heated rollers which dry and polish the strip. A, Fig. 1, des1gnates such a strip, the end of the strip being shown stranded to indicate that it is composed of a plurality of fibers or threads secured to- Specification of Letters Patent.

the twisting thereof to Patented Mar. 28, 1911-.

Divided and this application filed November 11,

get-her. In forming my improved imitation feather article by means of these strips, a plurality of these strips are passed between a plurality of core strands transversely across the said strands, prior to or during form the core. This may be done in numerous ways, either by hand, or, more economically, by machinery. In Fig. 2 I illustrate an intermediate stage 1n the production of the article, wherein B'B designate the strands of a core and AA designate as in Fig. 1, the transverse strips. I have found it most convenient to lay the strips A between the strands of the core by looping the strips A back and forth across the core, and between the strands thereof, and also between similar marginal strands CC, likewise twisted together, and then after the completion of a suitable length of the article in this manner, the selvage edge formed by the loops of the strips A and by the marginal strands CC, are cut of]? as, for example, along the dotted lines DD. The core formed by the strands BB is then twisted tightly, whereupon the strips or flues A arrange themselves'radially about the core, as indicated in Fig. 3. The twisting thus produced is then set by steaming the article, while the core is still in the twisted condition.

Preferably, the individual strands BB are themselves twisted, preliminary to the passing of the strips A between them, in a direction reverse to that in which the core is to be twisted subsequently. Using these preliminarily twisted strands B, after the strips A have been laid between them, and after the selvage edges have been cut off, the ten-. sion which heretofore has held said strands B twisted individually, is released, whereupon the strands B then, of themselves, twist back upon each other, so binding the strips A tightly between them and causing the fibers to assume the uniformly distributed radial positions indicated in Fig. 3. However, notwithstanding this self-twisting of the strands upon each other, the core is preferably twisted still further, as previously described, and the twist set by steaming, as described. This steaming further has the effect of curling the flues. It is not considered necessary ordinarily to twist the strands CC of the marginal binding as tightly.

The article thus produced can be made in any length desired, and of any desired size,

min I and as will be apparent, is well adapted for use as a boa, or a hat trimming, or a dress trimming, and for various other uses. The construction of the article 111 the manner described, by passing the strips transversely between the strands of a core, which strands hold the strips so passed between them by being twisted upon each other, is equivalent to a weaving, and is in fact a weaving of the said strips into the core.

This application is a division of my copending application Sr. No. 570,715, filed July 7, 1910.

What I claim is 1. The herein described method of making imitation feather articles, which comprises imparting an initial twist to each of a plurality of core strands, laying said strands in proximity to one another, and laying between them a plurality of transverse strips, while maintaining the initial twist of the said strands, and then releasing the said core strands and permitting them to twist one upon another and thereby to grip the transverse strips and cause said strips to arrange themselves in various radial directions about said core.

2. The herein described method of making imitation feather articles, which comprises imparting an initial twist to each of a plurality of core strands, laying said strands in proximity to one another, and laying between them a plurality of transverse strips, while maintaining the initial twist of the said strands, and then releasing the said core strands and permitting them to twist one upon another and thereby to grip the transverse strips and cause said strips to arrange themselves in various radial directions about said core, and then further twisting said strands together in the direction in which they have twisted upon each other and setting the twist.

3. The herein described method of making imitation feather articles, which comprises imparting an initial twist to each of a plurality of core strands, laying said strands in proximity to one another, and laying between them a plurality of transverse strips,

while maintaining the initial twist of the said strands, and then releasing the said core strands and permitting them to twist one upon another and thereby to grip the transverse strips and cause said strips to arrange themselves in various radial directions about said core, and then steaming the article and thereby setting the twist in the core.

4;. The herein described method of making imitation feather articles, which comprises weaving strips transversely between core strands and selvage strands, twisting the core strands upon each other to hold said transverse strips, and cutting off the selvage edge produced by the engagement of the selvage strands and the transverse strips.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

DAVID METZGER.

Witnesses LEO J. MATTY, D. A. DAVIES.

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